MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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